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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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